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English noun: squinch | |||
| 1. | squinch (artifact) a small arch built across the interior angle of two walls (usually to support a spire) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arch | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | trumpet arch | ||
English verb: squinch | |||
| 1. | squinch (motion) crouch down | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bend, bow, crouch, stoop | ||
| 2. | squinch (motion) draw back, as with fear or pain | ||
| Samples | She flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf. | ||
| Synonyms | cringe, flinch, funk, quail, recoil, shrink, wince | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | retract, shrink back | ||
| 3. | squinch (body) cross one's eyes as if in strabismus | ||
| Samples | The children squinted so as to scare each other. | ||
| Synonyms | squint | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | grimace, make a face, pull a face | ||
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